The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, November 05, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Tianjin port chief sacked and faces charges after huge blasts that killed more than 160 people
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1875606/tianjin-port-chief-sacked-and-faces-charges-after-huge-blasts

Disgraced officials “paying bribes to get jail terms cut”
Caixin, November 4, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-11-04/100870097.html